Bronya: [Seems like… you're the alien!]
Fujiwara Chika: [What do you mean by alien?]
Suoh Mikoto: [There really is a new mission, and the reward points are quite generous.] [Image]
Akeno: [Alien invasion?]
Miori Shiba: [An intergalactic overlord is trying to unify the universe, and the Milky Way is their final stop!] [So basically, we're about to fight a galactic war?] [@Takumi, maybe we'll skip this one. You handle it yourself.]
After reading through the message, many in the group expressed disinterest in the mission.
It was a galactic war, after all.
Apparently, this was a campaign to conquer the entire universe, and once done, they'd move on to other worlds.
That meant the enemies were likely to be extremely powerful.
Not many in the chat group were capable of joining such a mission.
Takumi: [Reward: "073" — 500,000 points and a World Gateway.] [Alright then, I'll take part.] [Anyone else interested? Sign up if you're in.]
Seeing the reward, Takumi's interest was piqued.
If it were fewer points, he wouldn't have bothered.
But this amount? Enough to get him moving.
Whether anyone else wanted to go was another question.
Shiroyasha: [I really want to go, but I'm swamped!!] [Damn it, the top levels of Little Garden are a mess right now. Some GDXs are even considering starting a new Garden altogether.] [You go ahead!!] [If they piss me off again, I'll just wipe them all out!!]
Sagiri: [Galactic war? Nope, I'm not chasing those points.]
Fujiwara Chika: [It's all pew pew pew, right? I'll pass.]
Others in the group began to chime in too.
Sure, they could leech some points.
But it wasn't worth it.
This wasn't a normal fight—it was full-on space warfare.
They'd just be spectators anyway.
Might as well watch the livestream instead.
Let Takumi earn the points himself.
Seeing everyone say that, Takumi didn't press the issue.
Since that was the case, he took the mission for himself.
Without hesitation, he accepted it and set off.
The folks at home would be informed by someone else.
No need for him to explain everything in person.
When Takumi reappeared, he was already aboard Boros's ship.
Boros had docked on the far side of the moon.
Seeing Takumi arrive, Boros spoke:
"Those guys are pretty strong." "My ships have already been destroyed."
With his one eye, Boros looked grimly at the large screen.
Takumi glanced up.
Outside the Milky Way, fleets of ships were advancing.
Even some enormous cosmic lifeforms were approaching—like monsters.
Time for an Ultraman to make an appearance.
"Are you going in?" "Or just staying here?"
Takumi looked at Boros.
Those enemy fleets were swarming.
Compared to them, Boros's fleet looked like child's play.
They were storming straight through.
A lot of aliens were probably already wiped out.
Hearing Takumi's words, Boros was speechless.
"What am I supposed to fight them with? Bet everything I own?" "This time, you go alone."
Since the group wasn't participating, neither was he.
But this world belonged to him, so he could still earn some points.
If he wanted to power up, he'd need a massive amount of them.
Whether he joined the fight or not didn't matter.
Those guys probably weren't even a match for Takumi.
So he'd just play cameraman.
And after this mission, his world would link with Takumi's.
That was a plus.
The rewards included the 500,000 points and a World Gateway.
Hearing this, Takumi nodded.
"Alright!" "Time to get to work."
With that, Takumi vanished on the spot.
When he reappeared, he was near Pluto.
Staring at the approaching fleets, Takumi activated Herrscher Mode.
He floated in space.
The next moment, a series of Imaginary Space portals opened.
"Passage ahead is forbidden!"
Takumi's voice echoed in the enemy fleet's communication channels.
Hearing that, the aliens aboard the ships were stunned.
They'd been infiltrated?
Panic spread.
On one massive ship, a muscular being with three eyes stared at the screen showing Takumi.
He was shocked.
Was this the strongest being in this galaxy?
As he wondered, Takumi had already started his assault.
From behind Takumi, countless cannon barrels emerged from the Imaginary Space.
Terrifying energy began to gather.
Soon, alarms blared throughout the alien fleets.
"Defend, defend!!" "Hurry, deploy defenses!!"
With such intense energy readings,
Chaos erupted in their comms.
Commanders aboard each ship roared.
What the hell?
That kind of energy fluctuation?
They'd seriously messed with the wrong guy.
Takumi had no intention of chatting.
The sooner he finished, the sooner he could go home.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have brought out such heavy firepower.
The Imaginary Space cannons began to fire en masse.
The space cannons salvaged from that ruined world were unleashed.
Purple light illuminated the cosmos.
Even space itself began to warp.
As Takumi attacked, it wasn't just the alien fleet that noticed.
Earth-based organizations also picked up the cosmic disturbances.
Panic spread globally.
The presence of aliens was no longer news.
Everyone knew they existed.
Some were still chilling on the moon.
Sometimes they even came down to shop.
Now, a major cosmic battle?
People were shocked.
They'd noticed strange aerial battles before.
But now the scale had escalated?
Boros soon received a call from Saitama.
Seeing who it was, Boros explained the situation.
Upon hearing the details, Saitama was stunned.
Such a thing happening in space?
And Takumi was involved too.
Saitama, of course, knew who he was.
He immediately asked Boros to send a live feed of the battle.
He wanted to see it for himself.
Boros didn't refuse and forwarded the livestream.
Saitama then saw black holes forming in space.
Seeing them, his face froze.
"The Milky Way's doomed!!"
This was no joke.
What was that? Black holes!